We are in our second week of the four week DietBet weight loss challenge I am hosting and today I thought we’d talk about healthy snacks. I know personally I get into the routine of eating the same few things for my snacks so I thought it would be helpful to make a list of some…
Flourless Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies ( Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free)
Congratulations to Katie C. the winner of the Uncommon Goods Giveaway! I know you will enjoy the gifts as much as I did! Hi friends. It has been way too long. I am back from vacation in San Diego and totally behind schedule. I planned on blogging while I was there but I took my…
Easy Kids Birthday Cake: Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
As I mentioned last week,my oldest son turned 6 this past week and we had a low key yet wonderful birthday celebration. We have seemed to make it a tradition to go to the zoo to celebrate L’s birthday in October. It is always a fun thing to do that can take place during…
3 Minute Hot Beans & Cheese
My penny-pinching meal plan worked out well last week. I stayed within my budget and did not make any random trips to the grocery store. Yay me! I found that beans were the main staple of our diet this past week. This is what we ate several times this past week (between lunches and dinner)-…
Halloween Popcorn Balls
Happy October everyone! I can’t believe it is already time to get out my Halloween decorations. I absolutely LOVE this time of the year and am always shocked at how fast it flies by. When October hits, I immediately think of treats for Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas! I love baking in the fall and winter….
Trick to Making the Creamiest Smoothie & a Tropical Smoothie Recipe
Congratulations to the two winners of the lunch kit giveaway- Aimee S. and Frances S. Thank you so much for entering! I know what you’re thinking. A smoothie recipe? How original, right. Well the only reason I am posting this is because I learned a trick to making the creamiest smoothie possible. We’re talking milkshake…
Back to School Lunches & a Giveaway!
My oldest starts kindergarten today! I am so excited and what’s even better is that his school doesn’t start until 9:05am! Dream!! The only bad thing is that the full day kindergarten filled up so quickly that he is in a half day kindergarden class which is only 3 hours. Boo. I was so excited…
Homemade Cheese Crackers & Meal Planning
My kids are constantly hungry. It would be odd if more than a couple hours go by that they don’t ask for a snack. While fruit is one of their number one favorite snacks, they love almost anything crunchy or cheesy. Yes, I realize that these are made with butter and cheese and are not…
My New Obsession & Meal Planning
So I have a funny story. My mother-in-law is a member of the Blue Star Mother’s Group, an organization for mothers of men and women serving or who have served in the Armed Forces. She is very active and it seems like a great organization. Several of the women in the group send my husband…
Whole Wheat Buttermilk Biscuits
Why do you never see or hear of whole wheat buttermilk biscuits? At least me and my husband haven’t. I told him it must be that regular biscuits are so darn good that who would possibly mess with them?! Me, I guess. I like to try everything with wheat flour at least once. There is…
